Everything You Could Eat for 500 Calories Worth of Starbucks Drinks

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As a college student and a writer (and a New Yorker, too), coffee is a huge part of my life. The only thing I hate about Starbucks is the line... until I researched the calories in some of my favorite drinks.

Now, I'm not saying that I expected something called a "Caramel Cocoa Cluster Frappuccino" to be healthy—just like you don't expect a cereal inspired by Oreos to be nutritious. But that still didn't prepare me for the button-bursting, skinny-jean-ripping truth.

Everyone should indulge once in a while (*cough* bring back the Oreo O's *cough cough*), but it might be of interest to know all the food you could be eating, instead of sucking liquid sugar through a green straw.

Caramel Brûlée Latte: 540 Calories

You know what you can get at Panda Express (of all places) for this many calories? String bean chicken, five-flavor shrimp, and mixed vegetables. Oh yeah, and fortune cookies? You can still have two of those. Your future is brighter here.

Mocha Frappuccino: 520 Calories

Sure, you may love your mocha frap, but do you also like, I don't know, pizza? You can have two slices of a medium, chicken-bacon parmesan pizza at Pizza Hut for those same calories. Did I mention bacon? Oh, I think I did, right.

All the nutritional values were calculated as venti drinks with whole milk. To reduce your calories, perhaps ask for non-fat milk, or ask them to make your drink "skinny." Drink with discretion, loves.